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See all the action from the Tonga Stage!

Check out the fierce moves and graceful grooves from the Kingdom of Tonga at Polyfest 2015 - hosted by Lavinia 'Uhila!

The Tau'olunga showdown at the Tongan stage. Putting the 'Purr' in 'Purrfection, who did it best in the Kingdom 🇹🇴

A little history lesson on the Fo'ui Tree and the tomb of Queen Talafaiva on Euakafa Island, Tonga, as told by 'Ofa, the kayak guide.

Read more about this myth…more

After the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai erruption on 14 January 2022 Tonga has been on the minds and in the hearts of many around the world.

The current covid travel restrictions…more

An unknown Tongan Rugby Union Team toured Australia in 1973 to play two tests with the Wallabies of Australia.

The first test, Tonga lost but it was a close score.…more

Take a look at the official film from Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Tonga from 1954, hosted by Queen Salote.

In Gangsters in Paradise - Deportees of Tonga, VICE embeds with four Tongan nationals who have been sent back to the tiny island nation where they were born after serving…more

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Singing Family, The Tonga sisters, invite us into their world. Hear about their latest music, coming back to NZ and what they've been up to in the past 5 years.…more

Polyfest 2017

Wesley College performing their Lakalaka on the Tongan Stage 

They came 2nd in this section.

Polyfest 2017

Dilworth School performing their Taufakaniua featuring their take on Moana's song 'We Know The Way'

Dilworth placed 2nd in this category.

The legend of Kava Tonga has come to life. In a harrowing story of love, loyalty and sacrifice, this short film gives you an insight into the importance of Kava…more

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

We catch up with the mighty Mate Ma'a Tonga before their rugby league test match against Australia & we ask them some all important questions like what their favourite Tongan dish…more

In this episode we have The Tonga Sisters taking us into their world of singing, an epiosde of Fantastic Fobz, Fresh Tips on High Tea, the Freshest version of Pacific…more

Yesterday medical supplies and equipment were packed by players from the Moana Pasifika rugby team into a shipping container destined for Tonga.

The container will be met by a team…more

Our friends at 'Tutu on the Beach' captured some highlights from the Heilala Festival float parade or 'folouti' as it's known in the Kingdom.

Check out this years Miss Heilala…more

Watch the pre-coronation celebrations followed by the colourful coronation ceremony in the Royal Chapel at Nuku'alofa!

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006), son of Queen Sālote Tupou…more

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015

Check out the action from the Tonga Stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out theaction from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

via Radio New Zealand 

Three shipping containers are being set up at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium to be filled with donations for Tonga today.

The Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee is…more

The Tonga Sisters! They got famous for doing covers on YouTube that went viral..and then early this year appeared on The Ellen Show..Check out their world...

RugbyPass went behind the scenes with the Tonga national team as they prepare for the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Polyfest 2018

Carmel College performing their Lakalaka on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Avondale College performing their Tau'olunga on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Otahuhu College performing their 'Lakalaka' on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They won this category!

The Tonga Sisters perform their rendition of a Tongan oldie but goodie 'Neu Mohe Ou Misi' written by Tui'mala Kaho ...

Polyfest 2018

Mangere College performing their 'Ma'ulu'ulu' on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Mangere College performing their Soke on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They placed 3rd in this category.

Are you planning a trip to the Island of Tonga? Not sure of what to expect? Well Josh & Nox are here to give us their island tips for when you…more

Check out this brief history of the last surviving monarchy in the Pacific - and find out the lineage of the late great Queen Salote of Tonga!

With it's history…more

via Radio New Zealand 

The Southern Cross Cable cut during the volcanic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai and subsequent tsunami last month has been finally repaired.

Tonga Cable Limited…more

The Tonga Family give a sweet shout-out to David Dobrik while performing Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey's hit single "The Middle"! Check out their good vibes from the semi-finals of…more

Check out the action from the Tonga Stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga Stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tongan Stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage from Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

The Miss Pacific Islands pageant returned to the Kingdom of Tonga - catch highlights of the float parade & the pageant itself right here!

Polyfest 2018

Otahuhu College performing their tau'olunga on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They placed 2nd in this category.

Polyfest 2018

Wesley College performing their 'Taufakaniua' on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They won this category! 

In 1998, in the Kingdom of Tonga, two Royal Kava ceremonies took place which were presided over by His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.

Never before were cameras permitted at…more

via Radio New Zealand 

Cover photo above - Digicel Tonga’s technical team working on satellite link equipment to restore internet connection Photo: Digicel Tonga

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Tonga is already rebuilding amid…more

Welcome to the Tonga Stage at Polyfest 2023!

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Our superhost Elvis Lopeti takes us on a journey of exploring Polyfest, meeting the students and going backstage with the performers.…more

Polyfest 2018

Kia Aroha College performing their Lakalaka on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Southern Cross Campus performing their 'Lakalaka' on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

James Cook High School performing their lakalaka on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Manurewa High School performing their 'Ma'ulu'ulu' on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They placed 3rd in this category!

Polyfest 2018

Mt Albert Grammar performing their 'Ma'ulu'ulu' on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Auckland Girls Grammar performing their Ma'ulu'ulu on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They won this category.

Polyfest 2018

St Pauls College performing their Taufakaniua on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They placed 2nd in this category.

Polyfest 2018

Massey High School performing their Soke on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

They came 2nd in this category 

Polyfest 2018

Kelston Girls College performing their Ma'ulu'ulu on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Polyfest 2018

Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate performing their Taufakaniua on the Tongan Stage at this years Polyfest.

Our Tutu on the Beach tokos, Josh and Nox take time out from their Niu Initiative "Young Pacific Change Makers" workshop to teach us a few Tongan phrases and words…more

The Ellen Show welcomed Inoke Tonga, an American-Tongan former high school volleyball coach who was let go from his job because he refused to denounce that he is gay.

He…more

Sieni Mafile’o joins a Koka’anga group, to make a Ngatu.

The age old custom of making Ngatu is broken down and demonstrated in Tonga’s Ancient Capital City, the village of…more

Polyfest 2017

Kelston Girls College performing their Ma'ulu'ulu

Tongan Stage 

The Underboss Toks Fale & The Bad Boy Tama Tonga talk wrestling & life in Japan. Everything from their favourite moves, and what it's like to be so far away from home.…more

Bronson Aerenga-Seiuli explains the art of making Tongan Ngatu. He tells the story of this special decorated barkcloth and the part it plays in Tongan culture.

Ngatu is the Tongan…more

Cover images L-R by artists Sione Monū, TK Hards & Telly Tuita 

PEAU KULA or ‘Red wave’ is the ancient Tongan name for Tsunami, it references the power and ferocity of…more

by Mariner Fagaiava-Muller

It was 15 January when Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted, but only now has it been found as the biggest explosion ever recorded by modern instrumentation.

According to…more

Navy disaster relief vessels and other large ships will no longer rely on old fashioned plumb lines and charts measuring in fathoms to enter some of Tonga’s waters, as they…more

Respected and pioneering Paediatrician in Tonga, Dr Toakase Fakakovikaetau sadly passed away on Friday the 28th of July after a brief but aggressive battle with cancer.

Tributes have poured in…more

This short documentary features the Seleka International Art Society Initiative (SIASI). Seleka is a group of mostly urban youth in the Kingdom of Tonga's capital of Nuku'alofa who gather often,…more

via RNZ Pacific 

A death penalty was seriously considered by Tonga's Lord Chief Justice, before he gave a life sentence on Monday, to the man who admitted the murder of…more

The Solomon Islands and American Samoa U-19 women’s football teams have arrived in Tonga this week to compete in the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers. This tournament marks a crucial…more

Check out the action from the Tongan Stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tongan Stage at Polyfest 2015!

Check out the action from the Tonga stage at Polyfest 2015!